Sad night for Ducks: Dick Harter dies

Dick Harter, remembered for a seven-year tenure as the Oregon basketball coach that excited fans and stirred unmatched passion in the community, died Monday night at a hospital in Hilton Head, S.C., where he had resided in retirement.

He was 81. No announcement on services at this time.

Harter was also the head coach at Penn and Penn State,but in between those jobs was a memorable seven years with the Ducks, when Oregon went 113-81 and three times played in the National Invitation Tournament.

Much more on Harter coming in the Tuesday edition of The Register-Guard. But maybe some of you would like to share your thoughts and memories of Harter and the "Kamikaze Kids."

Bob Clark has covered Oregon basketball over a span of the past six head coaches, from Dick Harter to Dana Altman. He’s watched some of the biggest wins for the Ducks, a couple of trips to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament and yes, also the most-lopsided loss ever recorded in McArthur Court.